Scottish Honey And Whiskey Cake With Butter Icing Food

SCOTTISH HONEY AND WHISKEY CAKE WITH BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together, add the orange rind and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Sift in half the self-raising flour and pour in the whiskey.
• Fold in to the mixture and sift in the remaining flour and again fold in gently.
• Grease two seven inch sandwich tins and divide the mixture between the two, smoothing the tops.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes in an oven at 375°F/190°C (Gas Mark 5) until the cake is a light golden color.
• Turn onto a wire rack to allow it to cool.
• Butter Icing:.
• Put the butter, honey and orange juice in a mixing bowl.
• Slowly sift in the sugar and work the mixture until well combined.
• To prepare the cake, use half the butter cream as a sandwich between the two halves of the cake and spread the rest smoothly on the top. Add the toasted almonds as decoration.

HONEY AND WHISKY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together, add the orange rind and beat in the eggs, one at a time. Whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Sift in half the self-raising flour (or all-purpose flour and baking powder) and pour in the whisky. Fold in to the mixture and sift in the remaining flour and again fold in. Grease two seven inch sandwich tins and divide the mixture between the two, smoothing the tops. Bake for 20/25 minutes in an oven at 375F/190C/Gas Mark 5 until the cake is a light golden colour. Turn onto a wire rack to allow it to cool. Put the butter, honey and one tablespoon of orange juice in a mixing bowl. Slowly sift in the icing (frosting) sugar and work the mixture till they are all combined. Use half the butter cream as a sandwich between the two halves of the cake and spread the rest smoothly on the top. Add the toasted almonds as decoration.

HONEY AND WHISKY CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease two 7 inch sandwich tins.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl; add the orange rind.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time and whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy Sift in about half the flour and add the wiskey; fold into the mixture.
• Sift in the remaining flour and fold inches.
• Divide the mixture equally between the two tins and smooth the tops.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until light golden.
• Turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
• To make the icing:
• Put the butter into a mixing bowl; add the honey and one tablespoon of the orange juice.
• Sift in the icing sugar slowly and work the mixture gradually until the ingredients are combined.
• Sandwich the cakes together with half of the buttercream.
• Smooth the remainder over the top of the cake and decorate with the toasted almonds.

SCOTTISH WHISKY DUNDEE CAKE

Steps:

• Begin the night before by weighing the fruit and peel into a bowl and sprinkling it with the 3 tablespoons of whisky. Mix well, cover and leave overnight.
• Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 3, 325°F (170°C). Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy - or use an electric mixer for more speed. Whisk the eggs separately, then, a little at a time, beat them into the creamed butter and sugar. Next, using a large tablespoon, carefully fold in the sifted flour and baking powder. Your mixture needs to be of a soft, dropping consistency so, if it seems too dry, add a dessertspoon of milk.
• Now, carefully fold in the ground almonds and then the currants, sultanas, cherries, mixed peel and orange and lemon zest. Then spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin, smoothing it out evenly with the back of the spoon. If you don't intend to ice the cake, arrange the whole blanched almonds in circles on top of the mixture, but do this carefully and lightly; if they are pressed in they will sink during the baking. Place the cake in the centre of the oven and bake for 2-2½ hours or until the centre is firm and springy to the touch.
• Let the cake cool in the tin for 30 minutes before taking it out to finish cooling on a wire rack. Then 'feed' it - make small holes in the top and base of the cake with a cocktail stick or small skewer, then spoon over a few teaspoons of malt whisky - wrap it in double silicone paper and store it in foil or an airtight container till needed. If you like you can feed it again before icing or eating.